Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-11-07
IRRIGATION IN CoLUsA COUNTY.
Orland, Willows and Colusa Delegations
Discuss this Important Question.

Orland, Willows and Colusa Delegations
Discuss this Important Question.
EDS. RECORD UNION: Some weeks since
the land-holders on the north side of Stony
creek petitioned the Board of Supervisors
for an irrigation district including their
lands, and the Board considering the same
favorably, an election was ordered. As the
subject of irrigation and the formation of
districts is not SO well understood in this
section as in Southern California, it is IN
order to explain that ii is necessary in the
formation of a district that the question be
submitted to the voters of the district peti-
toned for, and can only be declared in the
afnrmahye on receiving two-thirds ma
jority of ali votes cast.
The district above mentioned was the
first petitioned for in Northern California.
and while the prime-movers felt that the
masses had not been educated to the full
appreciation of the advantages to be de-
rived, they felt sanguine as to the result, as
there was no open opposition, yet when
the vote was polled they found themselves
surprised by the fact that they had lust
carried their point by the " skin of their
teeth'
This district embraces about Is 900 acres.
and the funds necessary for the water SUP.
ply We're guaranteed by the bonding of the
included lands for So per acre The sup
ply will be taken from Stony creek, which
will be tapped about four miles above Or
land.
Following the same general idea, the
south-slde holders canvassed a territory of
25,OO0 acres, and finding a requisite two
thirds of the voters clearly in favor of if.
they petitioned the Board, asking that
district be formed and the same comes up
for hearing at Colusa to-day.
On Saturday last these petitioners held
meeting at Orland and were visited bv
delegation from Colusa, headed by Will s.
Green, and one from Willows, led by f. G.
Crawford. All present were enthusiastic
advocates of irrigation, and the visiting del
egations advocated that the Orland peti.
TONERS abandon their present scheme and
join them in an application for an immense
district, to include the towns of Orland,
Germantown and Willows and adjacent
territory to the amount of 100 600 acres.
The general plan was to build storage dams
in the foothills and at the head of Stony
creek, competent engineering authority as
sorting that a reasonable outlay would guar
antee the necessary supply.
After general harmonious discussion of
the question the visiting delegations with
drew, leaving the petitioners to consult as
to what action they would take on the re-
quest to abandon their application. The
Orland people expressed themselves as
DESTROYS of including all the land possible
in the scheme, but recollecting the narrow
margin by which the district on the north
side carried, and doubling ability to secure
the requisite two-thirds Endorsement of the
voters of so large district at the present
time, they decided to push their present
application, and expressed themselves as
ready to welcome at any time any additions
to their district that may be asked for.
Thus on the line of the California North
ern is beginning to show the spirit of enter
prise and push that has made the Fresno,
and the southern counties so famous. With
the natural superior productiveness of the
soil it is only matter of a short time when
the fame of this section shall rank second
to none. Let the enterprising work go on.
Orland, November 6, 1887. H.